LVS Hassocks
London Road, Sayers Common, Hassocks, BN6 9HT
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 8 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Head of School
- Mrs Rachel Borland
- Constituency
- Mid Sussex
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 100
- Pupils on roll
- 99
- URN
- 135930
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01273832901
About this school
LVS Hassocks is an independent special school in Hassocks. It teaches children aged 8 to 19 and has 99 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected LVS Hassocks under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
LVS Hassocks has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in July 2009, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 15 | 5 | 16 |
| Attainment 8 score | 5.6 | - | 8.9 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | - | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | - | 25% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | - | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.1 | - | 0.4 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How LVS Hassocks has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | West Sussex average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.6 | 37.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | — | 37.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 8.9 | 36 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 61 |
| 2023/24 | 61 |
| 2024/25 | 88 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 99
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hurstpierpoint College1.7 miles
Independent schools · Hassocks
-
Farney Close School2.4 miles
Special schools · Haywards Heath
-
West Sussex Alternative Provision College2.7 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Burgess Hill
-
Woodlands Meed2.9 miles
Special schools · Burgess Hill
-
Hambrook School3.0 miles
Special schools · Burgess Hill
Other schools in Hassocks
- Albourne Church of England Primary School Primary
- Hassocks Infant School Primary
- St Lawrence CofE Primary School Primary
- The Windmills Junior School Primary
- Downlands Community School Secondary
- Hurstpierpoint College Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does LVS Hassocks teach?
- LVS Hassocks teaches children aged 8 to 19. It is a special school in Hassocks.
- Who is the head of school of LVS Hassocks?
- The head of school of LVS Hassocks is Mrs Rachel Borland, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has LVS Hassocks been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected LVS Hassocks under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at LVS Hassocks?
- LVS Hassocks has 99 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 8 to 19.
- Is LVS Hassocks full?
- LVS Hassocks has capacity for 100 pupils and 99 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is LVS Hassocks a faith school?
- No. LVS Hassocks has no designated religious character.
- How have LVS Hassocks's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 5.6 in 2022/23 and 8.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are LVS Hassocks's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, LVS Hassocks's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.